Sharper Image gift cards not worth much

If you had a gift card from retailer Sharper Image, hopefully you have used it up by now. If not, you’re out of luck. Here’s the recap: Sharper Image declared bankruptcy in February and initially wasn’t going to honor gift cards or gift certificates. Weeks later, the retailer got court approval to accept them.

that ended on May 30 when the retailer sold its assets to a joint venture firm and announced that it was closing all of its stores. In a press release, the company recommended that card and certificate holders file a proof of claim form with the bankruptcy court.

You have three options:

File a claim with the federal bankruptcy court.

Take advantage of the offer from competitor Brookstone to give a 25 percent discount to anyone who surrenders their Sharper Image gift card or certificate.

Try filing a claim with your credit card issuer, if you used a credit card to buy a Sharper Image gift card.